Employment for African Americans in the Great Depression provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States. Actors of Negro People's Theatre troupe perform in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth,' (known as the "Voodoo Macbeth") directed by Orson Welles, at a theater in New York under the Federal Theater Project. Actor delivers dialog in the play, set in 19th century Haiti instead of Scotland. Body of Lady Macbeth (Edna Thomas) on floor. Fight scene in play with Maurice Ellis as Macbeth, slain by Macduff. Three witches and Macbeth and Macduff on floor. Witches hold cut head. Final scene of play finishes. Viewers clap as the curtains drop. Curtain raises and actors bow.
A film on U.S. electric power resources. The Niagara Falls in New York, United States. View of the waterfalls. Day views and night views of the waterfall. Men standing near signal lights. Lights being flashed.
U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge Jr. aboard yacht Mayflower underway in the Virginia Capes. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Curtis Dwight Wilbur along with the President aboard the yacht. A line of old battleships underway. President Coolidge looks through binoculars. The President and the Secretary of Navy review the fleet. An aircraft in flight overhead.
The Jonker Diamond in New York, United States. A man holds the Jonker Diamond in his hands. Two other men seated near him. The diamond is kept on a table. Two small diamonds are placed one on either side of the diamond. The Jonker Diamond is compared to a diamond in a ring worn on a finger.
The Soviet film version of 'Othello' opens in New York, United States. The film opens at the 55th Street Playhouse. A board reads '55 st Playhouse'. Stage and screen personalities attend the premiere.
A parade in New York, United States on Decoration Day, also known as Memorial Day. New York Mayor Fiorello Henry La Guardia reviews the parade. The last 17 Civil War veterans are seen, along with veterans of the Spanish American War. People gathered to watch the parade on Riverside Drive in New York City.
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